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Healthcare regulatory concepts in Brazil
Robson Rocha de Oliveira1, Paulo Eduardo Mangeon Elias
1Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. rroliveira.robson@usp.br
Revista De Saude Publica
|May 29, 2012
Summary
This study reviews Brazilian healthcare regulatory concepts, developing a classification emphasizing control, balance, adaptation, and direction. Understanding state intervention is key to conceptualizing healthcare regulation.
Area of Science:
- Health Management
- Regulatory Science
- Socio-political Science
Background:
- Scientific literature in Brazil lacks a clear framework for healthcare regulatory concepts.
- Existing research often overlooks the interplay between technical and political aspects of regulation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and classify healthcare regulatory concepts in Brazilian scientific publications.
- To develop a typological framework for understanding healthcare regulation.
- To explore the connection between regulatory concepts and the state's role in healthcare.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of Brazilian scientific publications on healthcare management.
- Typological classification of regulatory concepts.
- Analysis drawing from life sciences, law, economics, sociology, and political science.
Main Results:
- Four key regulatory concepts emerged: control, balance, adaptation, and direction.
- The technical nature of regulation received greater emphasis than its political nature.
- Discussion of regulatory concepts is intrinsically linked to the state's function in healthcare.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive understanding of healthcare regulation requires recognizing the state's role.
- Defining forms of state intervention is crucial for converging different conceptualizations of healthcare regulation.
- The proposed typological classification offers a structured approach to analyzing healthcare regulatory concepts.
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